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Is ants squirt acid or alkalis?

Updated: 10/8/2023

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∙ 8y ago

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An acid, being mainly formic acid (= methanoic acid , H-C(=O)(-OH), the simplest organic acid).

By the way, the name 'formic' comes from the Latin name for 'ants' which begins with: Formicidae

Examples:

black ant: Formica nigra
red ant : F. rufa

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∙ 14y ago

Pee, probably.

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∙ 12y ago

formic acid ... It is chemically HCOOH :)

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